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Lifestyle => Sports & Entertainment => Topic started by: HBKid_Jr on June 16, 2002, 09:38:27 AM
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a couple of people have said yes in other topics, i say hell no. Why cuz he beat an old evander holyfield, why b/c he beat a washed up mike tyson, lets see lewis fight pre robin givens tyson. He got knocked out by whats his name ( i know his name but have no clue on how to spell it). Granted he lewis did come back to beat him in there next fight. When people talk about tha all time greats i dont think he will get mentioned, hell i think tyson would get mentioned more than him.
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Nah Lennox wont be one of the greats
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Nah Lennox wont be one of the greats
He was one of the greatest even before the fight with Tyson, IMO. Now it's official. What does he have to do more? To destroy Holyfield and Tyson aint enought? To be the champ aint enought?
Does he have to be a thug and an american to be a great?
BTW this match showed how Lennox is a great boxer, while Tyson is (was) just maybe the greatest animal to boxe ever! There's a little difference. Both will be remembered, no doubts. Lennox is less spectacular, but he's a giant with probably the best tecnique i've ever seen for a black man of his size. The match with Holyfield and Tyson are two jewels of tecnique.
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to an extent i agree with the homie above ^^
but what Tom says is true, Lewis hasnt defined himself yet
theres no denying his techniec and skill, but i feel he hasnt proven himself as a Great yet
he got rocked by Rahman and McCall, he still needs to command respect on a wholescale level
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to an extent i agree with the homie above ^^
but what Tom says is true, Lewis hasnt defined himself yet
theres no denying his techniec and skill, but i feel he hasnt proven himself as a Great yet
he got rocked by Rahman and McCall, he still needs to command respect on a wholescale level
word i pretty much agree with tha both of u
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He was before he fighted Tyson. That Tyson fight just put the cream on the cake. The answer to the question is YES
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Lennox was world champ longe before he beat Holyfield
He's not on the level of Ali, Louis, Marciano, Frazier or Tyson - but he's definitely in the top 10
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^^ I agree with top 10.
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Def.
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^^ I agree with top 10.
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He was one of the greatest even before the fight with Tyson, IMO. Now it's official. What does he have to do more? To destroy Holyfield and Tyson aint enought? To be the champ aint enought?
Does he have to be a thug and an american to be a great?
BTW this match showed how Lennox is a great boxer, while Tyson is (was) just maybe the greatest animal to boxe ever! There's a little difference. Both will be remembered, no doubts. Lennox is less spectacular, but he's a giant with probably the best tecnique i've ever seen for a black man of his size. The match with Holyfield and Tyson are two jewels of tecnique.
TYSON was in his best moment to fight, he trained so hard for this Lewis Tyson fight, he challenged other good fighters before this fight, YEA RIGHT!!! GIve me a break, he beat a sorry ass Tyson who is worth nothing. and old ass Holyfield who also lost to some cuban becoming the first hispanic heavyweight champ. Very impressive to me. And anyways heavyweight boxin is not that good. Heavyweight boxing was only good in the Ali ERA
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My personal top 10 heavyweight's of all-time...
Going by tapes...& my personal style.
1.Joe Louis
2.Muhamed Ali/Cassius clay
3.Jack Dempsy
4.Evander Holyfield
5.Larry Holmes
6.Rocky Marciano
7.George Foreman
8.Joe Fraizer
9.Lennox Lewis
10.Mike Tyson
Yeah I would say Lewis is in the top 10 great's of all time.
But the list could and would have changed had certain fighter's not lost alot of fighting time during their career.
Both Tyson & ALi would have been higher up in the list.
I'll always place Holmes over Marciano, cause of the fighting style.
Lewis being knocked out by sub-par fighter's also kill's his higher spot.
But it's all Opinion's....so
But he makes my top ten and prob: everyone else's...
Peace
Hatesrats 2oo2
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Nah
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Here's another question:
If he was American, and not Canadian/British, would he be considered an all time great by more people?
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On point there Jay, he wud be the best fighter ever if he was American.
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Word
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Here's another question:
If he was American, and not Canadian/British, would he be considered an all time great by more people?
heres a question, why dont u get off america's dick 4 once
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I'm not on America's dick dick
Just answer the question
See know I know you know the answer to the question is yes, that's why you responded like that instead of answering the question
So you've proved my point.
All time great.
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hahahaha Yer
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I'm not on America's dick dick
Just answer the question
See know I know you know the answer to the question is yes, that's why you responded like that instead of answering the question
So you've proved my point.
All time great.
no its not cuz he is not an american. Ofcourse u wont believe that. I got a question 4 u, if he was an american would u say he is one of tha all-time greats. an give me a break ur not on america's dick. Half your post's have some anti-american feelings in them.
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I'm sorry but that is a ridiculous accusation.
I love America. When I went there it was AWESOME
2 Things I don't like about America
1) A lot of the time it thinks it's better than everyone else
2) It doesn't like the Worlds most popular and greatest sport
I am not being anti-American by saying this
You are PARANOID
If he was American I would say he's an all time great. He's beaten everyone he has ever fought. He was World Champ in the early 90s - he comes back and ENDS the career of Tyson and Holyfield
Answer this then:
"Why isn't Lewis an all time great?"
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LOL righy again. America is a dope place but u still aint answered his question.
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this will always be tha biggest knock against lewis, who has he beat. a washed up evander holyfield an a mike tyson that spent tha prime years of his career locked up. A mike tyson that has never been tha same since 1990.